Covington grew from one of Col. George Washington's frontier forts,
known as Fort Young, and due to the location of several early
structures was known as "Mouth of the Dunlap" in the 1700s. Located
on the Midland Trail and the proposed route for the Chesapeake
& Ohio Railway, Covington was able to expand. The Civil War
temporarily halted this progress and sent many of Covington's
native sons to fight on both sides during the conflict. After the
war, the growing iron industry revived the community. In 1899, the
West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company located a mill at the
confluence of the Jackson River and Dunlap Creek, which continues
to support the city of Covington today. The dawn of the 20th
century found Covington booming and expanding so much that two new
railway passenger stations had to be built within an 18-year
period.
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